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Safe was awarded a Phase II SBIR program from the United States Army to develop a new, effective spall liner for combat vehicles. Safe’s new spall liner design will benefit vehicle occupants by protecting them from the hazardous conditions associated with combat, including head injury. Occupants of ground combat vehicles are at risk of head […]

Safe was awarded a Phase II SBIR program from the United States Army to refine, ballistic test, and demonstrate Safe’s Phase I design for armor for a Mobile Missile Launcher. Rocket motor propellant can react violently when struck by bullets or fragments of exploding weapons. Therefore, the primary benefit of the armor will be to […]

Safe was awarded a Phase I SBIR program by the U.S. Navy/NAVAIR to develop a thermoelectrically cooled seat cushion to improve aircrew mission endurance and effectiveness. Effective cooling will prevent heat stress by limiting mission durations and reducing the detriment to concentration on mentally demanding tasks that reduces mission effectiveness. Safe’s innovative design will also […]

Safe was awarded a Phase I SBIR program by the U.S. Navy/NAVAIR to develop a Passive Occupant Weight Relief (POWR) harness to lift the weight of the pilot’s survival vest and armor carrier off of the torso while operating the aircraft. Aircrew back pain is a significant factor affecting aircrew mission endurance and effectiveness and […]

Safe was awarded a Phase I SBIR program by the U.S. Navy/NAVAIR to address and improve the health risks, discomfort, and pain of military aircrew brought on by whole-body vibration in helicopters. Safe is developing a Passive Anti-Resonance (PAR) vibration isolator that will isolate an entire helicopter crew seat at its floor attachments. The PAR […]

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In April 2019, Safe, Inc. was assigned United States Patent No.: US 10,272,863 B1 for: STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A PASSENGER DURING A CRASH

ABSTRACT:

A method and apparatus for protecting a passenger during a crash comprises a moveable seat with an energy absorber (EA) that allows the seat to stroke a finite distance to decelerate the passenger in a controlled manner. The seat is designed so that one of a plurality of fixed profile EA’s can be selectively engaged to provide a tailored EA composite profile adapted to the occupant’s weight and anticipated crash environment. The tailored EA composite profile applies a frequency matched, low onset force to the seat, which substantially eliminates problems associated with dynamic overshoot of the passenger’s spine.

The inventors are Dr. Stan Desjardins, founder and CEO of Safe, Inc., Dr. Lance Labun, and Ms. April Pinger.

Safe team with NASA Orion Program Manager Mark Kirasich (back row, second from left) and NASA astronaut Randy Breznik (back row, fifth from right), at a special NASA/YPG meet and greet, the day before the Orion parachute drop testing | Photo credit: NASA

A thrilling and proud day for Safe, Inc.! NASA invited Safe as V.I.P. guests to participate in the Final Orion Crew Vehicle Airborne Drop Test of the Parachute Assembly System at Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, Arizona. NASA’s Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) mission is to carry its crew to orbit, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew while in space, and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities.

This photo with Safe staff, NASA Orion Program manager Mark Kirasich, and NASA astronaut Randy Breznick, was posted on NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Facebook page on September 11, 2018, the day before the Yuma Proving Ground Orion parachute assembly system test drop. The caption accompanying the NASA Facebook photo reads, “Thanks to the team at Safe, Inc. in Tempe, AZ for their work on Orion’s crew seats and for making the trip up to Yuma for tomorrow’s final drop test!”

Safe’s center for advanced engineering, design, and development is in Tempe, Arizona. This 7,000‑square-foot multi-functional facility includes work areas for engineering, design, and administration and contains a 1,900‑square-foot laboratory. The laboratory is fully equipped to fabricate, assemble, and test prototypes. Equipped to perform static and dynamic testing, the lab includes an indoor drop tower and a multi-directional, multi-load static test system.

Founded in 2002 by Dr. Stan Desjardins, a pioneer in aviation crash survivability, Safe is one of the fastest growing Arizona small business technology firms. The firm is consistently ranked in the top ten for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards in the state. With a staff of dedicated professionals, Safe is delivering excellence in innovative solutions for providing a safer tomorrow.